Neba根羽村

Neba-mura. The name ends in 村 (mura), the word for village.

Neba (根羽村, Neba-mura) is a village in Nagano Prefecture. Population 852 (2020 census), area 89.97 km². Borders 6 places.

A village (村 / son or mura) in Shimoina District, Nagano Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan. The district in its address groups towns and villages; it is not a government.

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Facts

Japanese name

根羽村

Reading

Neba-mura

Kind

Village (村): a local government

District (郡)

Shimoina District 下伊那郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Nagano 長野県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

852 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-12.2% from 970

Area

89.97 km²

Density

9 people per km²

Households

383

Under 15

6.7%

65 and over

52.5%

Foreign residents

15 (1.8%)

Code

20410 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.nebamura.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

6 places share a land border with Neba. Borders across water are not counted.

• Hiraya Village平谷村
• Urugi Village売木村
• Ena City恵那市(Gifu)
• Toyota City豊田市(Aichi)
• Shitara Town設楽町(Aichi)
• Toyone Village豊根村(Aichi)

Questions about Neba

Is Neba a city, a town, or a village?

Neba (根羽村) is a village (村, mura) in Nagano Prefecture. A village is a municipality on the same tier as a city, with its own mayor and assembly. The difference is size: a municipality generally needs 50,000 residents to become a city. Its address puts it in Shimoina District (下伊那郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Neba?

Neba is in Nagano Prefecture (長野県), in the Chūbu region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Neba?

852 at the 2020 census, down 12.2% from 970 in 2015. The area is 89.97 km², which is 9 people per km². 383 households. 52.5% of residents are 65 or older and 6.7% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Neba?

Six: Hiraya Village (平谷村), Urugi Village (売木村), Ena City (恵那市) in Gifu, Toyota City (豊田市) in Aichi, Shitara Town (設楽町) in Aichi, and Toyone Village (豊根村) in Aichi. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Neba in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Neba written in Japanese?

根羽村, read Neba-mura. The last character, 村 (mura), is the word for village, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Neba begin?

長野県下伊那郡根羽村… (Nagano-ken, Shimoina-gun, Neba-mura, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the district name, then the village name. The district name is written but the district is not a government. After that are written the named area, the chōme, the block, and the building number.